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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
6
Local notes recount harvest results with Williams and Dwight logging high yields from acres. Social visits span Carthage Fairfield and Center Township. Church events, school openings, and community gatherings fill the week, including picnics and a music recital.
Packwood Iowa report says Mrs White living northwest of town is feeble. Pleasant Hill school north of town opened Monday with Pheba McVey as teacher. A large number of people from this area attended the event and shared updates.
Stockport Iowa notes a hot spell with visits and travel. Walter Dow was in Chicago on business, Fred Warner visited Hedrick, and Vesta Peeke of Des Moines stayed with Fay Lucas. The depot is being repaired by railroad carpenters. A church revival led by Rev. T H Scamber continues at Christiana church.
Elm Grove announces an ice cream supper at Plum Grove on Friday September 6. Threshing is complete in the area and Plum Grove and Elm Grove schools open in early September with Miss Minnie Davis and Miss Mable Swain as teachers respectively. Birth announced: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Johnson on August 26. Local visits include Mrs. Levi Rittenhouse and children returning from Missouri, and Mrs. Mary Bosker preparing to move to Wyoming. An accident crippled Joe Jacobson while repairing a well, injuring fingers, with recovery expected for some time. Various residents visited relatives and attended events including the Des Moines state fair.
Rev. Robt Boyce preached at Anti och with large audiences at both meetings. Clyde Fredrick and family spent Sunday with his parents. Several from Perlee plan to attend Old Settlers day in Fairfield today and tomorrow.
Mrs. Gee Allender and three children returned to Davenport Iowa after visiting at the D W Colberg home. Victor Swanson traveled to Kansas City on business. Charles Graf and family spent time in Des Moines for the fair. Eva and Grace Ankrom of Wooster visited the Graf home. Andrew Murphy and family of West Burlington stayed with the Pohren family. A surprise gathering honored Louis Achenbach and family with games. School opened at No 2 with Miss Nellie Hopkirk as teacher.
Merrimac Iowa reports the sudden death of Joe Miller of Germanville from lockjaw after a splinter injury, leaving a wife and seven children. Ambrose Norton returns from the state fair in improving health. Schools begin in most districts with new teachers Miss Carrie Williams at Upper Richwoods and Alta Shafer at Germanville. other posts still vacant. Various local visits and travel notes accompany the town news.
The Boston Herald essay argues that a successful home-maker should blend economy with hospitality. A home exudes a natural cheerful spirit, shaped by a mother’s influence, open to friends of all ages, fostering safe, connected upbringing and guiding youths away from reckless missteps.
The passage argues that young girls raised with brothers gain a keener view of masculine behavior. It notes sisters’ influence, frank sibling critique, and the contrasting perspective of girls with limited male companionship. Exchange.
A photographer recounts an outing with President Roosevelt in which a large boar was pursued in the mountains near Washington. The tale describes a boar pen, a sudden rifle shot, and Roosevelt supposedly thanking hosts after a single successful kill.
A fragment notes a vow to pilot him for a shot at the wild hogs and mentions a few who stayed quiet, avoiding heartbreak. The line suggests a tense, reflective mood among observers in the scene.
A collection of aphorisms and humorous comments about love work and social behavior. The notes joke about marriage laughter patience and social flaws with lines about vanity money luck and charm from a Chicago News column.
A busy woman says she found she could accomplish more by becoming the companion of her young sons and limiting work to their schedule. Now grown, her sons’ sisterlike mother is formidable to rivals, and the writer notes growing up with children is a second youth.
A burglar found nothing of value after blowing open a safe. He commented that it was notable there are still people who tell the truth. The event is recorded as a remarkable note on honesty and misplaced risk.
The soubrette Polly Pinktoes is said to celebrate a silver wedding yesterday amid a humorous exchange claiming she cannot be 25 years married. The joke suggests the 25th marriage rather than a 25th anniversary.
In a snappy exchange, Ascum notes the opening performance drew a evidently new crowd. Crittick confirms the audience was largely new to the jokes, signaling fresh reception.
Fairfield people suffer a peculiar mild summer cold resembling hay fever. Doctors attribute it to pollen from flowers and weeds, though it is less severe. The condition appears more noticeable in wet seasons.
Mark Twain argues for extracting only the wisdom from an experience and stopping there to avoid harm. He compares overexposure to a cat burned by a hot stove and notes lasting aversion to both hot and cold surfaces.
State of Iowa Jefferson county notices the Last Will and Testament of James R Patton is on file in the Clerk of the District Court Jefferson County. A hearing for proof and final disposition is set for Monday September 23 1907 at 2 PM on the first day of the September Term 1907. Witness the clerk and seal dated August 27 1907.
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